Curtain suspender



Bec. 18 1923.

11477,956 J. R. E. HESELTINE- CURTAIN SUSPENDER Fil ed Jan. 11. 1922 hIzvwe.w%.zz

.Hwe 4bm Paafienieezl Bea 18, 1923.

RICHARD ARTHUR TAUN'EOIT, CF

EIAWKING-E, KENT, ENGLAND.

CURTAII T SUSPENDER.

Application filed January 11, 1922.

T aZZ 207mm z't mag coaweam:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH RICHARD -E\VART HESELTINE, a. subject 01 theKlug 01 G-reat Eritain ancl Ireland, residing at 116 Branston Street, intl1e city 0'f Birmingham, England, have inventecl eertain new ancluseful Improvements Relating 130 Curtain Suspenclers, ol which allefollowing specification.

Tl1is invention has for its object t0 provicle an improvecl curtainsuspencler.

In the accompanying sheet of explanatory clrawingst- Figure 1 is a sicleelevation of a curtain suspencler constructecl in accorclance with tl1isinvention.

Figure 2 is an encl elevation 0f tl1e same.

In carrying the invention into eflect a pair of similar elaws a aremacle of semi-eir culaar er othey convenient sl1ape. These a1e hiagecltogether at one encl ancl arranged. o t'0rm a loop, the adjacent ends ofthe elaws, which are pointecl, being cansecl t0 over-lap. T0 thepivotecl encl of one 0f the clawsl an integral extension in the forma ofa hook Z) is providecl for engaging the eye. et an orclinary curtainring. The claws are proclueecl by stamping operations 011 tln'n sheetmetal ancl seourecl -by a hollow pivot piece c. The claws may beembossecl er otherwise t-1eated to inerease thei1 still?- ness.

When in use the claWs are caused t0 enter o ppesite sicles 0f thecurtain, the material et tl1e latter being thus helcl between the claws.Nr-e eurtain, anal consequently a pull 011 ehe eurtain only increasesthe security of the fasening. The dotted lines in Figure 1 shmv eno m?fhe claws openecl out relatively 410 tl1e 0tl1e1 110 permit theirattachment t0 curtain.

111 the construction shown in Figures 3 und l each claw a is formed withan integral extension d, the tw0 parts (Z being similar in form t0 theparts a. As in alle first form the parts a grip the curtain, and

Both ends of t-he claws penetrate Serial N0. 528,533.

t-he parts (Z engage a curcain rod, ring 01 the like f10n1 whicl1 thecurtain iss suspended. The lottecl lines show one of tl1e parts a (Zopenecl out relatively t0 the othery his inventlon l am able 130 ebviatethe well knewn ineonvenience 0f ehe usual safety plus by Whlch eurtainsare orclinarily euspenclecl.

Having thus deseribecl n1y invention wl1at I claim as new ancl desire c0secure by Lette1s Patent is:

A cuctaln sus=pender inclucling a flat sheet metal jaw member l1avingopposite plane sicle surfaces parallel from end to encl, theintermecliate portion 0l saicl wembe1 beingz 0?E enlargecl area t0 forma piv0t reeeiving body, one encl portion 0f tl1e member beinp; shapeclt0 form a hook and the 0131101 encl portion being shapecl to form acla.w terminating in sl1arp point adapted (0 realily Penetrae acurtefin, the claw being 0f a1e shape ancl extencling greater than asemieircle, a seconcl flat sl1eet .htfll member having plane oppositesicle surfaces parallel fr01a encl t0 encl, one 0f fil1e plane surfaces0*3 the first member abutting against- 0ne of the plane surfaces 0f the0ther memlzer. a pertion 01 the sevond member being 01 enlargecl area %oform a piv0t re ceiving body said sze0onn member also havingaportionshapod 190 form a claw terminating in a slwarp point aclaptecl l0reavlily penefrate a curtain, the last mentionecl claw being 0farc-shape and extending greaier than a semicircle a pivot pin001inecting the body portions ol? saicl members. ancl permiting angmlarmovement 0% the members inclepenclently of 0ne anotl1er, ancl tl1epointerl en(ls 0f the claw portions extending in opposite direvtionsanal being inturned ancl upwardl v reeurvecl so as te pierce and gripbetween them fl1e falnic 0f i'l1e cnrtain.

In testimony whe1eof I ha"e Signal my name (0 this spenification.

JOSEPH RICHARD EWART HESELTINE.

